County officials say a fighting incident among 27 inmates at Orange County Juvenile Hall last weekend was quickly brought under control. Union officials argue that the melee is an example of what happens when a facility is not properly staffed.
Category: Orange
Orange, home to Chapman University and Old Towne, has about 141,000 residents. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget, development and traffic.
Posted inInvestigative, Orange, Politics & Elections, Transportation
Orange Votes Against High-Speed Rail
Officials cite eminent domain fears and shaky financial estimates as reasons for their opposition to the $43 billion state program.
Posted inInvestigative, Orange, Politics & Elections
Orange to Consider Pot Dispensary Ban
City already has a temporary ban and will decide tonight whether to make it permanent.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr., Orange, Top Stories
City of Orange Isn’t Keen on ‘Beds for Feds’
City officials say they are ready to go to court if Orange County’s deal with the federal government to house immigrant detainees triggers any expansion of Theo Lacy jail.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Orange, Outdoors, Top Stories
Orange Planners Approve Controversial Development
Builder has plans for residential housing on one of the city’s last remaining areas of open space. Orange City Council will likely take up the issue in July.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Orange, Outdoors, Top Stories
A Battle in Orange Over Open Space
Developers want to turn a 51-acre tract that is now a shuttered golf course into an exclusive housing development. Argument centers on the very definition of open space.
